1926, from day to day
1926. With other artists, Maurice Ravel, Edward Elgar and Sergei Rachmaninoff influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Joan Sutherland, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Turandot” de Giacomo Puccini, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1926 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 370 of these moments for 1926.
The year 1926 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Birth of Richard Verreau That year: 1926, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (dead in 2005)
02
Death of Elise Wiel That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1866)
03
Death of Anna Forstén That year: 1926, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (born in 1846)
05
Death of Victor Bendix That year: 1926, Classical music, Danish musician (1851-1926) (born in 1851)
06
Death of Émile Paladilhe That year: 1926, Classical music, French composer (born in 1844)
07
Birth of Georg Paskuda That year: 1926, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 2001)
08
Birth of Evelyn Lear That year: 1926, Classical music, American operatic soprano (1926-2012) (dead in 2012)
Birth of Jani Christou That year: 1926, Classical music, Greek musician (dead in 1970)
10
Birth of Derek Hammond-Stroud That year: 1926, Classical music, English opera singer (dead in 2012)
12
Birth of Morton Feldman That year: 1926, Classical music, American composer (1926–1987) (dead in 1987)
Birth of Dalibor Novotný That year: 1926, Classical music, opera singer, aerospace engineer, singer (dead in 2014)
13
Death of Alfonso Cipollone That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1843)
14
Death of Joseph Sulzer That year: 1926, Classical music, Austrian cellist and composer (1850-1926) (born in 1850)
15
Death of Enrico Toselli That year: 1926, Classical music, Italian pianist and composer (1883-1926) (born in 1883)
Death of Giambattista De Curtis That year: 1926, Classical music, Italian painter, poet, lyricist (1860-1926) (born in 1860)
Death of Costantino Palumbo That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1843)
20
Birth of David Tudor That year: 1926, Classical music, American pianist and composer (dead in 1996)
Birth of Tui Uru That year: 1926, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2013)
21
Birth of Franco Evangelisti That year: 1926, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1980)
Death of Roger Henrichsen That year: 1926, Classical music, Danish musician (1876-1926) (born in 1876)
22
Birth of Aurèle Nicolet That year: 1926, Classical music, Swiss flautist (1926-2016) (dead in 2016)
23
Death of Joseph Carl Breil That year: 1926, Classical music, American lyric tenor, stage director, composer and conductor (born in 1870)
25
Death of Hermann Ritter That year: 1926, Classical music, German composer (1849-1926) (born in 1849)
29
Birth of Zoltán Rozsnyai That year: 1926, Classical music, Hungarian conductor (dead in 1990)
Death of Miloslav Francisci That year: 1926, Classical music, Slovak composer and doctor (born in 1854)
30
Birth of Anton Grigoryev That year: 1926, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2001)
Death of Hermann Hutter That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1848)
31
Birth of Vytautas Klova That year: 1926, Classical music, Lithuanian composer (dead in 2009)
February
01
Death of Anna Birgitte Kriebel That year: 1926, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer (1861-1926) (born in 1861)
03
Death of Emanuel Adler That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1845)
05
Death of André Gedalge That year: 1926, Classical music, French composer (1856-1926) (born in 1856)
Death of John David Brunk That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1872)
11
Birth of Alexander Gibson That year: 1926, Classical music, Scottish conductor and opera intendant (1926-1995) (dead in 1995)
12
Death of Clas Wilhelm Rendahl That year: 1926, Classical music, Swedish composer (1848-1926) (born in 1848)
14
Death of Gaston Borch That year: 1926, Classical music, French composer (born in 1871)
15
Birth of Raymond Wolansky That year: 1926, Classical music, American opera singer (1926-1998) (dead in 1998)
Death of Arthur Henry Brown That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1830)
16
Premiere of Concertino That year: 1926, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), Leoš Janáček
17
Birth of Friedrich Cerha That year: 1926, Classical music, Austrian composer and conductor (1925–2023) (dead in 2023)
Birth of Lee Hoiby That year: 1926, Classical music, American composer (1926-2011) (dead in 2011)
18
Birth of Rita Gorr That year: 1926, Classical music, Belgian operatic mezzo-soprano singer (dead in 2012)
19
Birth of György Kurtág That year: 1926, Classical music, Hungarian composer
20
Birth of Carol Smith That year: 1926, Classical music, American contralto who made an international career in opera and concert, and was an academic teacher in Zurich and at the Indiana University Bloomington
21
Birth of Sándor Mucsi That year: 1926, Classical music, Hungarian actor (dead in 2006)
25
Death of Albert Gehring That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1870)
26
Death of Peter Lange-Müller That year: 1926, Classical music, Danish composer (1850-1926) (born in 1850)
27
Death of Elena Teodorini That year: 1926, Classical music, Romanian singer (born in 1857)
28
Death of Giovanni Cagliero That year: 1926, Classical music, Catholic cardinal (born in 1838)
March
01
Birth of Reinhold Bartel That year: 1926, Classical music, German opera singer and singer (1926-1996) (dead in 1996)
Death of Franklin Morris Class That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1881)
Death of L. A. Droccos That year: 1926, Classical music, composer
Death of Herbert Forrest Odell That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1872)
03
Death of Julius Epstein That year: 1926, Classical music, Croatian-Austrian pianist (born in 1832)
Death of Eugenia Mantelli That year: 1926, Classical music, singer (born in 1860)
04
Death of Pedro Morales Pino That year: 1926, Classical music, Colombian composer (born in 1863)
05
Death of Anton Sistermans That year: 1926, Classical music, Dutch baritone (born in 1865)
06
Birth of Miroslav Klega That year: 1926, Classical music, Czech member of Czech National Council, music educator and composer (1926-1993) (dead in 1993)
07
Death of Jindřich Kaan von Albest That year: 1926, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and pianist (1852-1926) (born in 1852)
09
Birth of Milan Křížek That year: 1926, Classical music, Czech composer (dead in 2018)
11
Birth of İlhan Mimaroğlu That year: 1926, Classical music, Turkish musician (dead in 2012)
12
Birth of David Nadien That year: 1926, Classical music, American violinist (dead in 2014)
Birth of Zoltán Kelemen That year: 1926, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (dead in 1979)
14
Birth of François Morel That year: 1926, Classical music, Canadian classical music composer and educator (dead in 2018)
15
Death of Aglaja Orgeni That year: 1926, Classical music, Hungarian operatic coloratura soprano (born in 1841)
16
Birth of Margarita Miglau That year: 1926, Classical music, Russian opera soprano (dead in 2013)
Birth of Hisako Tsuji That year: 1926, Classical music, Japanese violinist
19
Death of Friedrich Brodersen That year: 1926, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1873)
22
Birth of László Külkey That year: 1926, Classical music, Hungarian singer (dead in 2011)
24
Birth of Ventsislav Yankov That year: 1926, Classical music, Bulgarian pianist (dead in 2022)
25
Birth of Riz Ortolani That year: 1926, Classical music, Italian film composer (1926-2014) (dead in 2014)
Death of Jozef Marie Theodoor Orelio That year: 1926, Classical music, Dutch singer (1854-1926) (born in 1854)
Death of Steven van Groningen That year: 1926, Classical music, Dutch composer (1851-1926) (born in 1851)
26
Death of Franz Kneisel That year: 1926, Classical music, American violinist and teacher of Romanian birth (born in 1865)
Death of Émile Wesly That year: 1926, Classical music, journalist, composer (born in 1858)
30
Death of Richard Kügele That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1850)
April
01
Birth of Charles Bressler That year: 1926, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 1996)
04
Birth of Ryszard Bakst That year: 1926, Classical music, Polish musician (dead in 1999)
05
Death of Ludwik Teodor Plosajkiewicz That year: 1926, Classical music, composer, conductor, pedagogue (born in 1859)
06
Birth of Sergio Franchi That year: 1926, Classical music, Italian-American tenor and actor (1926-1990) (dead in 1990)
09
Birth of Richard Miller That year: 1926, Classical music, American singer (dead in 2009)
11
Birth of Erna Spoorenberg That year: 1926, Classical music, Dutch singer and opera singer (1926-2004) (dead in 2004)
Birth of Gervase de Peyer That year: 1926, Classical music, English clarinetist and conductor (dead in 2017)
Birth of Victor Bouchard That year: 1926, Classical music, Canadian musician (1926-2011) (dead in 2011)
13
Birth of Joseph Primavera That year: 1926, Classical music, Conductor, Violist (dead in 2006)
Death of Reinhold Vorpahl That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1864)
14
Inception: Ylioppilaskunnan Soittajat That year: 1926, Classical music (Finland)
17
Death of Anton Foerster That year: 1926, Classical music, Czech composer, choirmaster and organist (born in 1837)
23
Birth of Myrtha Garbarini That year: 1926, Classical music, Argentine singer (1926-2015) (dead in 2015)
24
Birth of Jiří Kosina That year: 1926, Classical music, Czech composer and choirmaster (dead in 2000)
Death of Eugène Bourdeau That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1850)
25
Death of Louis Kéfer That year: 1926, Classical music, Belgian violinist and composer (born in 1842)
26
Premiere of Turandot That year: 1926, Classical music (Opera), Giacomo Puccini
Birth of Oldřich František Korte That year: 1926, Classical music, Czech composer and pianist (dead in 2014)
Death of Patty Stair That year: 1926, Classical music, American composer and organist (born in 1869)
29
Birth of Paula Padrik That year: 1926, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (dead in 2008)
May
02
Premiere of Trio for piano, oboe and bassoon, Op. 43 That year: 1926, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), Francis Poulenc
Death of George Sarvin de Chanéet That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1861)
12
Premiere of Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10 That year: 1926, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Dmitri Shostakovich
14
Birth of Čestmír Gregor That year: 1926, Classical music, Czech composer (dead in 2011)
16
Birth of Mordechai Rechtman That year: 1926, Classical music, Israeli bassoonist, conductor, educator and arranger (dead in 2023)
Birth of Ján Zimmer That year: 1926, Classical music, Slovak composer (1926-1993) (dead in 1993)
17
Death of Florian Zajíc That year: 1926, Classical music, conductor, music teacher (born in 1853)
18
Death of Edouard Belval That year: 1926, Classical music, composer
19
Birth of Robert Wykes That year: 1926, Classical music, American composer
21
Death of Georgy Catoire That year: 1926, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1861)
Birth of Alfred Vökt That year: 1926, Classical music, Swiss operatic tenor (dead in 1999)
Birth of Forbes Robinson That year: 1926, Classical music, British opera singer (dead in 1987)
23
Death of Hans von Koessler That year: 1926, Classical music, German composer (born in 1853)
Birth of Zsolt Bende That year: 1926, Classical music, opera singer, voice teacher (1926-1998) (dead in 1998)
Birth of Hanns Nocker That year: 1926, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1926-1992) (dead in 1992)
24
Birth of Nina Hazuchová That year: 1926, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2020)
Death of Charles William Bennet That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1849)
25
Death of Joaquim Cassadó i Valls That year: 1926, Classical music, Spanish composer (1867-1926) (born in 1867)
26
Birth of Joseph Horovitz That year: 1926, Classical music, British composer (dead in 2022)
Death of Vendela Andersson-Sörensen That year: 1926, Classical music, Swedish opera singer (born in 1860)
27
Death of Edward Noble Catlin That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1835)
30
Birth of Jiří Přichystal That year: 1926, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1997)
June
02
Death of Marie Roze That year: 1926, Classical music, French operatic soprano (born in 1846)
03
Death of Elise Elizza That year: 1926, Classical music, Austrian music educator (born in 1870)
04
Death of Carolina Ferni That year: 1926, Classical music, Italian violinist and opera singer (1846–1926) (born in 1839)
Birth of Ivo Žídek That year: 1926, Classical music, Czech opera singer (dead in 2003)
06
Birth of Klaus Tennstedt That year: 1926, Classical music, German conductor (1926-1998) (dead in 1998)
07
Death of Henry Charles Tonking That year: 1926, Classical music, British organist (1863-1926) (born in 1863)
08
Birth of Anatol Vieru That year: 1926, Classical music, Romanian composer (1926–1998) (dead in 1998)
Death of Herman Bellstedt That year: 1926, Classical music, cornetist, composer, arranger, bandmaster, teacher (1858-1926) (born in 1858)
09
Death of Senatore Sparapani That year: 1926, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1847)
10
Death of Louis Fleury That year: 1926, Classical music, French musician (born in 1878)
Birth of Bruno Bartoletti That year: 1926, Classical music, Italian conductor (dead in 2013)
11
Birth of Carlisle Floyd That year: 1926, Classical music, American composer (dead in 2021)
Death of Josef Drahlovský That year: 1926, Classical music, Czech composer, choirmaster and organist (1847-1926) (born in 1847)
15
Birth of Louis Devos That year: 1926, Classical music, Belgian opera singer and conductor (1926-2015) (dead in 2015)
16
Birth of Harras Hursti That year: 1926, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (dead in 2018)
Birth of Hans Joachim Kauffmann That year: 1926, Classical music, German university teacher and conductor (1926-2008) (dead in 2008)
17
Birth of Manuel Enríquez Salazar That year: 1926, Classical music, Mexican musician (dead in 1994)
Birth of Werner Kägi That year: 1926, Classical music, composer, author of the accompanying notes
18
Birth of Angelika Harutyunyan That year: 1926, Classical music, Soviet singer (dead in 2004)
20
Birth of Ingrid Haebler That year: 1926, Classical music, Austrian pianist (dead in 2023)
22
Death of Hermann Suter That year: 1926, Classical music, Swiss composer and conductor (1870-1926) (born in 1870)
Birth of Ruth Zechlin That year: 1926, Classical music, German composer (1926-2007) (dead in 2007)
23
Birth of Lars Johan Werle That year: 1926, Classical music, Swedish composer (dead in 2001)
Death of Johanna André That year: 1926, Classical music, German soprano (born in 1861)
26
Premiere of Sinfonietta That year: 1926, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Leoš Janáček
July
01
Birth of Hans Werner Henze That year: 1926, Classical music, German composer (1926–2012) (dead in 2012)
02
Birth of Morag Beaton That year: 1926, Classical music, singer (dead in 2010)
04
Birth of Ermek Serkebaev That year: 1926, Classical music, Soviet singer, opera singer and actor (1926-2013) (dead in 2013)
Death of Charles Edouard Gabriel Leroux That year: 1926, Classical music, French composer, conductor and musicologist (born in 1851)
06
Death of Wilhelm Cronberger That year: 1926, Classical music, music teacher, opera singer (born in 1858)
07
Birth of Yvonne Ciannella That year: 1926, Classical music, American coloratura soprano in opera and concert (dead in 2022)
08
Death of Robert Polák That year: 1926, Classical music, opera singer, opera director, director (born in 1866)
12
Death of Charles Wood That year: 1926, Classical music, Irish composer and teacher (1866-1926) (born in 1866)
Birth of Gunnar Gunn That year: 1926, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer (dead in 2008)
14
Birth of Jan Krenz That year: 1926, Classical music, Polish conductor and composer (1926-2020) (dead in 2020)
Birth of Bohumil Gregor That year: 1926, Classical music, Czech conductor (1926-2005) (dead in 2005)
Birth of Doreen Hume That year: 1926, Classical music, singer (dead in 2022)
Birth of Lucien Lupi That year: 1926, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 2005)
Birth of Gustave Botiaux That year: 1926, Classical music, French opera singer
15
Birth of John Lambert That year: 1926, Classical music, English composer (1926-1995) (dead in 1995)
Death of Angelo Read That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1854)
16
Birth of Pol Mule That year: 1926, Classical music, French conductor (1926-2012) (dead in 2012)
18
Death of Robert Emil Hansen That year: 1926, Classical music, Danish musician (1860-1926) (born in 1860)
19
Birth of Lukë Kaçaj That year: 1926, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2001)
20
Birth of Andrew Földi That year: 1926, Classical music, American bass baritone (dead in 2007)
23
Birth of Louise Parker That year: 1926, Classical music, American contralto (dead in 1986)
Birth of Ernő Tálas That year: 1926, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2018)
25
Birth of Zsuzsa Divéky That year: 1926, Classical music, opera singer (1926-2013) (dead in 2013)
26
Death of Ella Adayevskaya That year: 1926, Classical music, Russian classical pianist (born in 1846)
29
Birth of Ágnes Vámos That year: 1926, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2016)
August
01
Birth of Theo Adam That year: 1926, Classical music, German bass-baritone opera singer (dead in 2019)
Birth of Elinor Ross That year: 1926, Classical music, American singer (1926-2020) (dead in 2020)
Death of Karl Zuschneid That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1854)
04
Death of Yun Sim-deok That year: 1926, Classical music, Korean singer-actor (born in 1897)
05
Birth of Betsy Jolas That year: 1926, Classical music, French composer
08
Death of Joséphine Daram That year: 1926, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1845)
10
Birth of Marie-Claire Alain That year: 1926, Classical music, French organist and organ teacher (dead in 2013)
Birth of Edwin Carr That year: 1926, Classical music, New Zealand composer (1926-2003) (dead in 2003)
11
Birth of Cornel Trăilescu That year: 1926, Classical music, Romanian composer (1926-2019) (dead in 2019)
Birth of Viktor Gurev That year: 1926, Classical music, Belarusian opera singer (1926-2020) (dead in 2020)
13
Birth of Valentina Levko That year: 1926, Classical music, Russian opera and chamber singer (dead in 2018)
15
Birth of Julius Katchen That year: 1926, Classical music, American concert pianist (dead in 1969)
23
Birth of Herbert Beattie That year: 1926, Classical music, American opera singer (1926-2019) (dead in 2019)
26
Birth of Anahit Tsitsikian That year: 1926, Classical music, Armenian violinist, musicologist, teacher (dead in 1999)
30
Death of Adele Benetti That year: 1926, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher, singer, voice teacher (born in 1851)
Death of H. Ernest Nichol That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1862)
September
01
Birth of Franco Gulli That year: 1926, Classical music, Italian violinist (dead in 2001)
06
Birth of Arthur Oldham That year: 1926, Classical music, British composer and conductor (dead in 2003)
07
Birth of Peter Lagger That year: 1926, Classical music, Swiss singer and opera singer (dead in 1979)
Death of Jan Melicko That year: 1926, Classical music, Slovak composer and educator (born in 1846)
09
Death of Anton Jörgen Andersen That year: 1926, Classical music, Norwegian/Swedish composer (born in 1845)
11
Birth of Evgeny Belyaev That year: 1926, Classical music, Russian singer (dead in 1994)
Birth of Miroslav Smyčka That year: 1926, Classical music, Czech Esperantist and opera singer (1926-2017) (dead in 2017)
12
Death of Henri Albers That year: 1926, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1866)
Birth of Annamária Albert That year: 1926, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2016)
13
Death of Alfred von Bary That year: 1926, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1873)
Death of Goby Eberhardt That year: 1926, Classical music, German composer (born in 1852)
Birth of Jozef Konder That year: 1926, Classical music, Slovak opera singer (dead in 2008)
16
Birth of Eric Gross That year: 1926, Classical music, Australian musician (1926-2011) (dead in 2011)
21
Death of Carlo Albanesi That year: 1926, Classical music, Italian pianist and composer (born in 1856)
27
Birth of Fred Teschler That year: 1926, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1997)
28
Birth of Ferry Gruber That year: 1926, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 2004)
Birth of Václav Halíř That year: 1926, Classical music, Czech opera singer (1926-1999) (dead in 1999)
29
Death of Angelo Masini That year: 1926, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1844-1926) (born in 1844)
Death of Hans Wessely That year: 1926, Classical music, Austrian music pedagogue (born in 1862)
October
01
Birth of Gerhard Stolze That year: 1926, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 1979)
05
Birth of Gottfried Michael Koenig That year: 1926, Classical music, German-Dutch composer, producer and director (dead in 2021)
Death of Helge Nissen That year: 1926, Classical music, Danish opera singer and actor (born in 1871)
Death of Frank Wyatt That year: 1926, Classical music, English actor-singer (born in 1852)
07
Birth of Rolf Reuter That year: 1926, Classical music, German conductor (dead in 2007)
Birth of Ivan Jirko That year: 1926, Classical music, Czech composer (1926-1978) (dead in 1978)
09
Death of Emil Burian That year: 1926, Classical music, Czech actor and opera singer (born in 1876)
14
Birth of Cesare Curzi That year: 1926, Classical music, American singer and opera singer (dead in 2023)
15
Birth of Karl Richter That year: 1926, Classical music, German organist, harpsichordist, and conductor (dead in 1981)
Death of Mathilde Bauermeister That year: 1926, Classical music, German-British singer (1849–1926) (born in 1849)
16
Premiere of Háry János, Op. 15 That year: 1926, Classical music (Opera), Zoltán Kodály
Birth of Hansheinz Schneeberger That year: 1926, Classical music, Swiss violinist (1926-2019) (dead in 2019)
Birth of Ramiz Mustafayev That year: 1926, Classical music, Azerbaijani composer (1926-2008) (dead in 2008)
21
Birth of Marga Richter That year: 1926, Classical music, American composer (1926-2020) (dead in 2020)
Birth of Francisco Kraus Trujillo That year: 1926, Classical music, Spanish singer (1926-2016) (dead in 2016)
24
Birth of Désirée Talbot That year: 1926, Classical music, South African singer (1926-2020) (dead in 2020)
Birth of Branka Stilinović That year: 1926, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 2016)
25
Birth of Galina Vishnevskaya That year: 1926, Classical music, Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist (dead in 2012)
Birth of Anita Välkki That year: 1926, Classical music, Finnish opera singer and voice teacher (1926-2011) (dead in 2011)
Death of Frederick Zech That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1858)
27
Death of Gustave Goublier That year: 1926, Classical music, French conductor and composer (1856-1926) (born in 1856)
29
Birth of Jon Vickers That year: 1926, Classical music, Canadian singer (1926-2015) (dead in 2015)
Birth of Theodore Lettvin That year: 1926, Classical music, American pianist and conductor (dead in 2003)
November
01
Birth of Puchi Balseiro That year: 1926, Classical music, Puerto Rican musician (1926-2007) (dead in 2007)
02
Birth of Francis Dhomont That year: 1926, Classical music, French composer
04
Death of André Wormser That year: 1926, Classical music, French composer (born in 1851)
05
Premiere of Concerto for harpsichord, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin and cello That year: 1926, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), Manuel de Falla
07
Birth of Joan Sutherland That year: 1926, Classical music, Australian soprano (1926-2010) (dead in 2010)
Death of Frank Kidson That year: 1926, Classical music, British folksong collector and musicologist (1855-1926) (born in 1855)
Death of Aloÿs Claussmann That year: 1926, Classical music, French organist (born in 1850)
09
Birth of Mary Morrison That year: 1926, Classical music, Canadian soprano
Death of Fernando Callejo That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1862)
10
Birth of Jeroným Zajíček That year: 1926, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator, composer and choirmaster (dead in 2007)
11
Birth of Josef Kšica starší That year: 1926, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and choirmaster (1926-2001) (dead in 2001)
14
Birth of Leonie Rysanek That year: 1926, Classical music, Austrian soprano (1926-1998) (dead in 1998)
16
Birth of Ton de Leeuw That year: 1926, Classical music, Dutch composer (dead in 1996)
Birth of Maralin Niska That year: 1926, Classical music, Operatic soprano (dead in 2016)
Death of Paul Colberg That year: 1926, Classical music, German composer (1863-1926) (born in 1863)
23
Birth of Lotte Schädle That year: 1926, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
25
Death of Franz Bucar That year: 1926, Classical music, singer, director, opera singer, music teacher, opera director (born in 1861)
26
Death of Fritz Cassirer That year: 1926, Classical music, German conductor (born in 1871)
Birth of Dick Visser That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (dead in 2012)
27
Premiere of The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19 list 3 That year: 1926, Classical music (Ballet), Béla Bartók
28
Birth of Irina Elcheva That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (dead in 2013)
29
Death of Elisabeth Kohut-Mannstein That year: 1926, Classical music, German operatic soprano (born in 1843)
December
01
Death of Prince Bolko von Hochberg That year: 1926, Classical music, German composer (1843-1926) (born in 1843)
03
Birth of Mikhail Vaĭman That year: 1926, Classical music, Soviet violinist (dead in 1977)
Death of Cyril Metoděj Hrazdira That year: 1926, Classical music, Czech composer (1868-1926) (born in 1868)
04
Birth of Fernando Valenti That year: 1926, Classical music, American musician (1926-1990) (dead in 1990)
06
Birth of Marilyn Tyler That year: 1926, Classical music, American soprano (dead in 2017)
Birth of Vasiliy Tret'yak That year: 1926, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1926-1989) (dead in 1989)
Birth of Luben Yordanoff That year: 1926, Classical music, Bulgarian violinist (1926-2011) (dead in 2011)
Death of Josef Höpfl That year: 1926, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1853)
10
Death of Oskar Lejdström That year: 1926, Classical music, Swedish actor (1858-1926) (born in 1858)
14
Birth of Harri Vasar That year: 1926, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (dead in 1994)
16
Birth of James McCracken That year: 1926, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 1988)
17
Death of Aleksandr Kastalsky That year: 1926, Classical music, Russian composer and folklorist (1856-1926) (born in 1856)
18
Premiere of The Makropulos Affair That year: 1926, Classical music (Opera), Leoš Janáček
19
Birth of Wang Wenjuan That year: 1926, Classical music, Chinese actress (dead in 2021)
Birth of Alena Nováková That year: 1926, Classical music, Czechoslovak opera singer
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Birth of Vitalij Kyrejko That year: 1926, Classical music, 20th century Ukrainian composer (dead in 2016)
Death of Peter Jerndorff That year: 1926, Classical music, Danish actor and autobiographer (1842-1926) (born in 1842)
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Birth of Earle Brown That year: 1926, Classical music, American composer (dead in 2002)
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Death of Amalia Riégo That year: 1926, Classical music, singer (born in 1850)
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Death of Louis Versel That year: 1926, Classical music, composer
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Birth of Abulfat Aliyev That year: 1926, Classical music, Azerbaijani opera and mugham singer (1926-1990) (dead in 1990)
Death of Emil Stammer That year: 1926, Classical music, German theater and silent film actor (born in 1858)
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Death of Joseph Hollman That year: 1926, Classical music, French-Dutch composer and cellist (born in 1852)
Also in December
Premiere of 3 Preludes for piano That year: 1926, Classical music (Work for soloist), George Gershwin .
This was also in 1926
Birth of Ibrahim Tukiçi That year: 1926, Classical music, Albanian singer (dead in 2004) . Death of Rodolfo Campodónico That year: 1926, Classical music, Mexican composer (born in 1866) . Inception: Latvian National Symphony Orchestra That year: 1926, Classical music (Latvia). Death of William J. McCoy That year: 1926, Classical music, American composer (born in 1848) . Birth of Heinz Peters That year: 1926, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 2001) . Death of Zofia Mingardi That year: 1926, Classical music, Polish opera singer (born in 1870) . Birth of Jon Piso That year: 1926, Classical music, opera singer . Death of Mary A. Laselle That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1860) . Inception: Basler Kammerorchester That year: 1926, Classical music. Death of Charles Léon Hess That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1844) . Death of Joan Gay i Planella That year: 1926, Classical music, Catalan composer (1867-1926) (born in 1868) . Death of Sofie David That year: 1926, Classical music, German singer, opera singer and stage actor (1875-1926) (born in 1875) . Death of Sebastián Díaz Peña That year: 1926, Classical music, Venezuelan pianist (1844-1926) (born in 1844) . Death of Luiza Leonardo Boccanera That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1859) . Birth of Edward Zambara That year: 1926, Classical music, Canadian singer (dead in 2007) . Death of Francesco Veccia That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1854) . Death of Juan de Molina That year: 1926, Classical music, Spanish composer (born in 1868) . Death of Frederick Ayres That year: 1926, Classical music, American composer (born in 1876) . Death of Ignacy Antoni Kossobudzki That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1871) . Death of Massimino Perilli That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1866) . Death of Irénée Berge That year: 1926, Classical music, French composer . Birth of Sergei Artyomevich Agababov That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (dead in 1959) . Death of Ida Isori That year: 1926, Classical music, Italian singer (born in 1875) . Death of Giuseppe Vaninetti That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1845) . Death of Max Birn That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1836) . Birth of Friedrich Lenz That year: 1926, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 2015) . Birth of Iwamoto Mari That year: 1926, Classical music, Japanese violinist (dead in 1979) . Inauguration: Stockholm Concert Hall That year: 1926, Classical music (Stockholm Municipality, Sweden). Birth of Anneliese Rothenberger That year: 1926, Classical music, German operatic soprano (dead in 2010) . Death of Emmanuel Berlhe That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1880) . Death of John W. Metcalf That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1856) . Death of Emilie Frances Bauer That year: 1926, Classical music, American musician and critic (born in 1865) . Birth of Henri Gui That year: 1926, Classical music, French opera singer . Birth of Yuzuru Shimaoka That year: 1926, Classical music, Japanese composer and musicologist (dead in 2021) . Inception: Eupener Männerquartett That year: 1926, Classical music. Inception: Stockton Symphony That year: 1926, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Kyrgyz Opera and Ballet Theatre That year: 1926, Classical music (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan). Inception: Worthing Symphony Orchestra That year: 1926, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Manila Symphony Orchestra That year: 1926, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Джаз-оркестр под управлением Александра Цфасмана That year: 1926, Classical music. Birth of Lucille Kailer That year: 1926, Classical music, American operatic soprano (dead in 2011) . Death of Felix Le Roy That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1871) . Birth of Maria Teresa Batlle i Fabregat That year: 1926, Classical music, Spanish opera singer (dead in 2011) . Birth of Harold Wright That year: 1926, Classical music, American clarinetists (dead in 1993) . Inception: Estonian National Symphony Orchestra That year: 1926, Classical music (Estonia). Death of Julián Andino That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1842) . Death of August Gjørling That year: 1926, Classical music, composer (born in 1882) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Leoš Janáček (age 72)
- Capriccio, “Defiance” (Work for chamber orchestra), composed in 1924
- Violin Concerto, “Pilgrimage of the Soul” (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- In the Old Castle at Hukvaldy (Work for soloist)
- Our Flag (Work for choir)
- Nursery Rhymes (2) (Work for choir)
- Untitled Piece (Work for soloist)
- Jean Sibelius (age 61)
- Tapiola, Op. 112 That year: 1926, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- The Tempest, Op. 109 That year: 1926, Classical music (Theatrical music), composed in 1925
- Väinö's song, Op. 110 (Work for choir)
- Alexander Glazunov (age 61)
- Idyll in F-sharp major, Op. 103 (Work for soloist)
- Prelude and Fugue in E (Work for soloist)
- Erik Satie (1866-1925)
- Ludions (Song, lied), composed in 1923
- Franz Lehár (age 56)
- Der Zarewitsch That year: 1926, Classical music (Opera)
- Gigolette (Opera)
- Sergei Rachmaninoff (age 53)
- Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40 That year: 1926, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Arnold Schoenberg (age 52)
- From my stones (Work for choir)
- Canon (Work for choir)
- 3 Satires, Opp. 28 (Work for choir)
- Gustav Holst (age 52)
- The Golden Goose, Op. 45 No. 1 (Ballet)
- Chrissemas Day in the morning, Op. 46 No. 1 (Work for soloist)
- Maurice Ravel (age 51)
- Béla Bartók (age 45)
- Mikrokosmos That year: 1926, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Piano Concerto No. 1 That year: 1926, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), published in 1927
- Out of Doors That year: 1926, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Sonata for piano That year: 1926, Classical music (Work for soloist), published in 1927
- 3 Village Scenes (Falun) (Work for choir)
- 9 Short Pieces (Work for soloist)
- Igor Stravinsky (age 44)
- Serenade That year: 1926, Classical music (Work for soloist), composed in 1925
- Pater Noster (Work for choir)
- Alban Berg (age 41)
- Lyric Suite That year: 1926, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Adagio (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Sergei Prokofiev (age 35)
- The Steel Step, Op. 41 That year: 1926, Classical music (Ballet)
- Symphonic Suite from “Le Pas d'acier”, Op. 41bis (Work for orchestra)
- American Overture for 17 instruments, Op. 42 (Work for orchestra)
- Darius Milhaud (age 34)
- Le Pauvre Matelot, Op. 92 That year: 1926, Classical music (Opera)
- Esther de Carpentras, Op. 89 (Opera)
- Le Carnaval d'Aix, Op. 83b (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Impromptu, Op. 91 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Pièce de circonstance, Op. 90 (Song, lied)
- Impromptu, Op. 91 (Song, lied)
- Arthur Honegger (age 34)
- Antigone That year: 1926, Classical music (Opera)
- Phaedre (Incidental music)
- For the Song of Solomon (Incidental music)
- Three Songs of the little Siren (Song, lied)
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold (age 29)
- Concerto for piano left hand in C-sharp, Op. 17, “für linke Hand allein” (Work for orchestra with soloist), composed in 1923
- Four little caricatures for children (Work for soloist)
- Francis Poulenc (age 27)
- 8 Chansons gaillardes, Opp. 42 (Song, lied), published in 1925
- Aaron Copland (age 26)
- Piano Concerto (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- 4 Piano Blues (Work for soloist), published in 1948
- 2 Pieces (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Sentimental Melody (Work for soloist)
- Dmitri Shostakovich (age 20)
- Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 12 (Work for soloist)